Conventional wisdom portrays war zones as chaotic and anarchic. In reality, however, they
are often orderly. This work introduces a new phenomenon in the study of civil war: wartime …

In political scientists' drive to examine causal mechanisms, qualitative expert interviews
have an important role to play. This is particularly true for the analysis of complex decision …

An innovative and accessible textbook on multimethod and case-study research
Multimethod research has become indispensable to doing social science, and is essential to …

In this comprehensive reconstruction of causal case study methods, Derek Beach, Rasmus
Brun Pedersen, and their coauthors delineate the ontological and epistemological …

This is a comprehensive introduction to research design for university students at all levels
across the whole range of political science, including international relations and public …

This article sets the stage for a special issue exploring group-level dynamics and their role in
producing violence. My analytic focus is socialization, or the process through which actors …

The potential links between climate and conflict are well studied, yet disagreement about the
specific mechanisms and their significance for societies persists. Here, we build on …

Why do armed groups fighting in civil wars establish different institutions in territories where
they operate? This article tests the mechanisms of a theory that posits that different forms of …

Why do some communities overtly declare their opposition to violent groups, while others
disguise it by engaging in seemingly unrelated activities? Why do some communities …

Dominant theories of mass violence hold that strategic concerns in civil war drive the
deliberate targeting of civilians. However, the causal mechanisms that link strategic …